TUI supports McEwan’s bid for ABTA chair
TUI Travel UK has announced its support for John McEwan in his bid to become the next ABTA chairman.
The group’s customer director Tim Williamson said: “ABTA and the industry as a whole are facing some challenging times and need a leader who can make some tough decisions, but also the right ones.
“It is my belief that John’s range of experience, from tour operator to travel agent and business to leisure travel, will allow him to understand the sometimes varied views held and act in the best interests of the whole industry.
"We need a collaborative approach, with all parties working together and John is well positioned to make that happen.”
Following closure of the nominations for the chairman position last week, two candidates are up for election – McEwan, chief executive of Advantage Travel Centres, and Daniele Broccoli, a current ABTA Board Member and managing director of Britaly Travel.
Voting forms, including the candidates’ election statements and CVs, are being posted to the head offices of all ABTA members.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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